Russian Navy Lieutenant Crowned Beauty Queen of Armed Forces

The Moscow News ^ | 22.06.2005

[lizol]

Russian Navy Lieutenant Crowned Beauty Queen of Armed Forces Created: 22.06.2005 11:31 MSK (GMT +3), Updated: 13:25 MSK, 8 hours 57 minutes ago

MosNews

A lieutenant from the Northern Fleet of the Russian Navy was crowned “Army Queen 2005” in the “Beauty in Epaulets” contest held in a Moscow theater Tuesday, the Itar-Tass news agency reported.

The “queen,” Ksenia Agarkova, was selected from 21 female finalists, all serving in branches of the armed forces ranging from infantry and naval units to the country’s space forces.

Ksenia graduated from the St. Petersburg Shipbuilding Institute and for the past two years has been serving in the Navy as an engineer at a laboratory of the fleet’s firing range. She has been awarded a military medal for participating in 18 missile test-launches.

Ksenia Agarkova

[lizol]

It's such a pitty they didn't let them pose in swim suits :-)))

[Bluegrass Conservative]

Not bad at all. :-) Wouldn't mind seeing the other contestants!

[in hoc signo vinces]

Could you imagine the fall-out...if our armed services pulled of such a stunt.

Even if for charity...A calendar called "Woman of the USAF!" would probably get a chilly response.

[Red Badger]

FIRST RUNNER-UP!..........

[Fido969]

I'm going over the wall!

[Mi-kha-el]

They already have a Navy Idol contest.

[Fido969]

AGGGGGGGGGHHH!

Cripes! You've GOT to warn a guy!

(What a cold shower!)

[zarf]

She can scrub my deck anytime.

[Chuck54]

:)

[Bluegrass Conservative]

Even if for charity...A calendar called "Woman of the USAF!" would probably get a chilly response.

I don't know, might get some of us a little hot under the collar. lol

[Red Badger]

Just be glad I didn't find a swimsuit pic........

[Tsunamii]

I wonder if she is up for some submarine duty

[CygnusXI]

wtf is wrong with you man?!
/gouges eyes out.
Thanks a lot.
lol

[GarySpFc]

(The Army makes the world safe for democracy. The Marines make the world safe for the Army.....)

I seem to remember the First Air Cav coming to the rescue of the Marines at Khe Sanh.

[tje]

I'd serve under her...

[paddles]

Well, well. Mistress Olga of the KGB.

Tie me up and take me to Lubyanka...

[headsonpikes]

In the Canadian Armed Forces, to be respectful of 'Canadian Values', they'd choose a transgendered, bi-lingual mesomorphic dwarf.

[Baraonda]

Toads are an endangered species, I read earlier today.

[cloud8]

I'm working on it :)

Beauty in Epaulets competition

7th March '03

The world may be on the brink of a conflict in Iraq – but in Russia there is a serious shortage of glamorous female soldiers. In a novel bid to recruit more women and raise its profile, the Russian army has launched its own beauty contest.

The Beauty in Epaulets competition will test serving women soldiers on criteria ranging from good old-fashioned domestic skills like cooking to good old-fashioned military skills like shooting. Funnily enough contestants will also need to show off their talents for singing and ballroom dancing. Lost in Moscow

[in hoc signo vinces]

Huh...the U.S. navy has a similar pageant? Surprising.

I wonder if each service branch had their own swimsuit calendar...would it be good for morale? or bad?

(Again, I think the USAF would abstain from such a stunt because of all the problems at the Air Force Academy)